The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-21

mai charges at Sl0O,C00. Such burthen
upon the State il out Of all proportion TO
the necessities OF due and Just admins
tratlon OF tho criminal laws. 1t ID more
than one-fourth Of tho States revenue to
meet general charges upon the Treasury;
and more than has even been appropriated
Tor the current expenses OF the Hospital
for the Iugaue to maintain annually from
six to seven hundred patients. And these
criminal chargesare for felony proceedings
alone. Fully one.thiId Is consumed in ex.
amlnations Of peraoDs charged with ielon.
les before JuBtices.
The United States laws limit the mum.
Der OF Witnessed on examinations by COM
missioner; and grand juries, both Federal
and State, hear no evidence but that ior
the prosecution.
Through iegislstion on the line of Buy.
Tcstions.m made in the lastExccutiva meesage
the criminal charges can be reduced to
a sum not exceeding S75,00o00 PSF
annum.
The law should bn Gmsnded 30 as to
prohibit excessive allowances for the
maintenance ot1unatic5 in Jail.
Fourth-Fo carry into effect section
nine, OF Article N OF the Constitution,
which provides that,
"Railroa@s heretofore constructed, or
that pay hereAsttfbe constructed in this
Stste atc heft5y declared public high.
"A, aud ehGil DO isee to all personB for
tho transportation OF their persons snd
property thereon, under such regulations
as shall be prescribed by law; and the
Legislature ehAil, from time to time, ppss
Laws, applicable to all railroad corpora.
tons in the State, establishing reasonable
maximum rates OF charge for the trans-
po1tGtlon OF passengers and froights, aud
providing for the correction OF abuEes,
the prevention OF unjust DETERMINATIONS
between through ind local or way
iregilis and passenger TARIFF, and for the
protection oi the just rights OF the public,
aud shall euiorce such laws by adequate
peEa,iieB."
and to provide Tor securing such relief
h the people Of this State IS may be had
from The Act, recently passed by Con-
grese, entitled IAN Act to Regulate Com
merce.'
Thiu plain constitutional! provision ia
the VOICE OF the people. They ordained
It as part OF the organic law. For nearly
fifteen years its supreme command hGa
continued; yet, for Gii practical purpose,
It has remained dead letter 10 this day,
Vi tuch vital importance Was the auhiect
to which i relates, considered, that both
policy and sXpediency were determined
by tho people snd legislation to protect
tHA il1kt tipttu nj tim ,,nl,1ia
enlOlned. The Legislatures o! twenty.six
States have acted; and the United States
Congress has, recently, enacted laws for
tue regulation OF Interstate Commerce.
| nsrert it I'd q fact, beyond CONTROVERSY,
that thu freight snd passenger diec,imina.
TORS against the peoptO Of this State have
exceeled, by lar, tha! against Gny other
aectlon Of the country, and have resulted
in taking FROM them miliong OF doliarH in.
access cl just and reasonable cha.Sea.
On information from various fniiGOIe
sources, the following charges will indicate
to lJme extent, the groas aud glaling in.
justice that has been practiced agGinBt
this State:
GTG!n PER Gwt from 81. LOFTS, Mo-. To Al.
lHnt!c Sgnhohrd ."..."". -,"...",. .......nns Cs
GiAin, per cwt rom l!inluUr ". Va, to Al
lAu;ic "ru....,........,..,.,..... 20
Goal Def tou from Cumberland, SD, 10 bal.
l!MOFG Uu
Coal per ton front umbetNUd, Nd, to liar.
IErh Ferry, ". Vn........".,................ zoo
Cattle per Cur from 81. Louis, No, 10 Allan.
Tic aboard; ..::;.,,...,., % CV
Cau!G l"'E car lEua Chicago 70 Atlantic sea-
,....,r IS 90
Tn Tic Dat car lTOil CIhFEALuVg, ". Va, 10 t;Ee
Atlantic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g. ~
CRtt!" prE car from tAbuIl Co, ". va, y
AtlEhIc SrAhoAFd ............ 70 20
Cattle JcfcnE tfon taEt Of GhAEtuSlul., ~
ia, 70 Ai'An:!c seAhoI5d ..."............., ID %
Cattle per eat iT"m sumut!s Co. v. NH,to
Atlantic 30 70
The lo!loViOg, In relation 10 paaaengc.
iarr, came under MY own observation
durng tho pRAt year:
Pms cuG"E fur, from Washington to Charles.
p'Il, ", II 70
Passenger fare from Washington to CincIu.
eIniIiii, mUic thnn "JOnIsGs iHrlAcE.."... II col
\ gentleman in iha eastern pA,t Of this
StSte had nix or eight hmeea to be shipped
nom Cincinnati to KeyHer, ". Va. He
found the ChareeH to be-:
From tiNCinuMi IL krySCr ,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,, gi ca
rt"n nCinuNtl 10 imHInorc ger 10
IV hef'..'...',.'."'' ........'''....""." - 20
In anO!her capc, II ccp!lrman Of !Ia,per's
Ferry had ehlrp"i 10 thGt point from Chi
c"go, q III. load OF oEta. The chargus were:
From Chra.o 10 Han cr'N iy....,...,.s 80 CO
fEnm Chicago /" Baltimore. more llinn ~
lniIc' id'VNtf'"''''''. ',,','''",...,,,,m 90 20
\ low years ago tine liWprr'0 Forty
water power %Aa purchased from tho
United t:tstaP, by n Mr.. SavWy md others,
with tho inientiOn vi ela%ling 8 pulp aud
p1pGr niGnuiactory, HIT wonld give rm-
p!oym"nt to hunhrCd0 OF Iropls. The
work was at once commenced, but, pBccr.
tHining from Baltimore 4 ONO Railroad
oIliciHlR that the freight rAtc3 from Bnlli-
more, PhlRdeirhIa mh Nr~ York, to
Cincinnati and other points, would br iDaa
lhnn from llhIpr6 Ferry to tho ZANE
p0InIs, and even from lisrprr's Ferry to
i.UitI!nu!V, tbs cutafpIiNo tsEd to b. abAn.
dunCd, 10 await The mercy and G9ntusGq,l.
RiDn OF tho railroad mautcra OF trade and
CntniEnWN.
Under thr Interstate Commerce Act
these uvi!p may h" rplaediGd; hut poYpr IN
placed in the hands ii the Commission by
which they may DO continued under tho
forms OF law. Applications to tho Com
mission Tor discriminating authority hGvn
already hrnn ntiCcoRn!u,iy mNdO. II IN to
bn hoped that tina stat" !nUy no longer he
the victim ol TIM liaprNnl mud blivhtiny
injustice but II N tbs pNft NJ Win,lnm TO
prepare for protecting tho righiA OF tho
people To tho lull extent Of constitutional
and statutory lHw.
The Supreme Court Of HE United Station,
in the case OF AtchiN0n, TOpDkn md SANTA
70 Railroad Company W. DOnyur nnl
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